Evaluating ephemeral gullies with a process-based topographic index model

Catena

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 177-186

  Daggupati, Prasad ^a   Sheshukov, Aleksey Y ^a   Douglas Mankin, Kyle R ^a  

^a 129 Seaton Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Ephemeral gully; Erosion; Overland flow; Sediment; SWAT; Topography

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CALIBRATION; ERROR ANALYSIS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GULLY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL WATER; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; WATER QUALITY;

CANADA; GOOSE BAY; KANSAS; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887539925     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2013.10.005     Document Type: Article

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